AMD officially announces Radeon R9 285 and new FX-processors

In a live conference AMD officially announced the 249 USD Radeon R9 285 and new FX-processors. The Radeon R9 285 as expected will be based on the new Tonga GPU, a GPU with 1792 streamprocessors. The memory bus has been cut down towards 256-bit and the clock frequency is 918 MHz.

The GDDR5 memory is clocked a hint faster though at 5,5GHz. Very nice will be the low 190 Watt TDP. So the first consumer graphics card based on Tonga will be the Radeon R9 285 and has 1792 activated stream processors making it perform at GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon HD 7950 level performance but with better thermals and lower power consumption.

The R9 285 is designed to offer performance roughly of the Radeon R9 280 but is more energy-efficiency. AMD also shows a 3DMark FireStrike performance number for the Radeon R9 285 performance-segment graphics card. Based on a Core i7-4960X six-core processor and 16 GB of DDR3-1866 memory, the R9 285 scored P7066 (performance) and X3513 (extreme).

The new FX-series microprocessors from AMD, which are due to be formally introduced on September 1, 2014, are the FX-8370 and the FX-8370E. Both chips feature eight cores, 4.10GHz/4.30GHz clock-rates, 8MB L2 cache, 8MB L3 cache and dual-channel DDR3 memory controllers. The FX-8370 will have thermal design power of 125W, whereas the FX-8370E will feature TDP of 95W. Both microprocessors will be priced at $189 in mass quantities.

In addition, AMD will also slash prices on existing FX-8300-series chips and introduce the model FX-8320E with 95W TDP.

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#4898502 Posted on: 08/23/2014 09:17 PM
Do Battlefield 4 is a concern.... as a benchmark...............
the first screenshot ---- the new eco 285 is ranged accordingly to PRICE... not according to GPU technology specs....
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the debate starts,,,...............

#4898565 Posted on: 08/24/2014 12:21 AM
Its not meant to be a gpu powerhouse - its price/performance and performance per watt where this gpu holds it's own. This is a nice addition to the current lineup at the performance level most popular among consumers.

Personally I always go for the most top end gpu's I can afford...and usually get two of em..but we are the minority.. as much as some of us might think anyone with half a brain would only want the 290X or 295X2's, 780ti's and titan Z's the reality is that the average joe bloggs purchase the more affordable options.

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#4898575 Posted on: 08/24/2014 12:47 AM
Personally I don't like the issues of running 2 gpu's I always buy the 1 fastest gpu. I evaluate amd's offerings and nvidias offerings. I take their flagship gpu and see which 1 averages out better performance in the games i like to play and i see which 1 uses more power and runs hotter and louder then i make my choice. When I got the 5870 nvidias best card was the gtx 480 which used more power and ran hot as hell so I chose the 5870 i preferred its performance characteristics. If I was getting a GPU today it would be the gtx 780ti. It does better in the games I like and it runs cooler and quieter than the 49 290x.

When I get 8 core haswell-e x99 I am actually holding on to the 5870 until big maxwell gm210 comes out on 20nm gtx 980 prob fall 2015. That's gonna be the next big leap like fermi to big kepler was.

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#4898581 Posted on: 08/24/2014 01:11 AM
This card should be completely replacing the 270 and 270x(7850/7870). The name is deceptive and will trick consumers into thinking it's a better card than a 280/x. Not surprised. The gpu market is boring until 20nm cards hit, everyone that can wait another year or two gpu-wise should.

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#4898584 Posted on: 08/24/2014 01:19 AM
Personally I don't like the issues of running 2 gpu's I always buy the 1 fastest gpu. I evaluate amd's offerings and nvidias offerings. I take their flagship gpu and see which 1 averages out better performance in the games i like to play and i see which 1 uses more power and runs hotter and louder then i make my choice. When I got the 5870 nvidias best card was the gtx 480 which used more power and ran hot as hell so I chose the 5870 i preferred its performance characteristics. If I was getting a GPU today it would be the gtx 780ti. It does better in the games I like and it runs cooler and quieter than the 49 290x.

When I get 8 core haswell-e x99 I am actually holding on to the 5870 until big maxwell gm210 comes out on 20nm gtx 980 prob fall 2015. That's gonna be the next big leap like fermi to big kepler was.
What dual gpu issues have you had in the past?

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#4898595 Posted on: 08/24/2014 01:46 AM
annoying micro stuttering. Had the radeon 4870 in crossfire. Tried adding a 4870 to my setup instead of replacing with a 5870. The micro stuttering was very real and very annoying. Sold em off and got a 5870 and gaming was MUCH smoother again.

Maybe they fixed micro stuttering in the past 5 years since i've tried it but I don't even want to go down that path again. I'm happy with 1 flagship gpu. Plus with the resolution I run at 2560x1600 I will only need 1 flagship card. I'm using my 5870 until big gm210 maxwell comes out (either under the titan 2 or if they do the same thing they did with kepler make next years flagship the gtx 980 like they did with the gtx 780). That single gpu will eat up 2560x1600 for breakfast and max out everything at 60fps+ no doubt. So why worry about a 2nd gpu?

And other than the micro stuttering 2 cards make more noise. Their close proximity usually means the fans have to work harder to maintain the same temp a single card was getting. I also use an audio card rather that area not be all crammed with stuff that can interfere magnetically with the audio card. I dunno I just don't feel good about a 2nd card and nowadays the only reason for a 2nd card is 4k UHD. By the time I switch to 4k gaming 1 card will be powerful enough to do it.

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#4898597 Posted on: 08/24/2014 02:03 AM
I wouldn't touch 4k without a minimum of 3 high end cards. I game at 1440p and with my max or near max settings 1 card would be brought to its knees. Microstuttering has been virtually eliminated with kepler gk104 on. Amd with the frame pacing did the same with dx11 games. 7000 series and up.

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#4898601 Posted on: 08/24/2014 02:14 AM
You really don't think 1 gm210 maxwell card will be able to play 2560x1600? I'm talkin the gk110 titan z/780ti replacement not the gm204 gtx 880 crap thats goin around now but the eventual titan 2/gtx 980 gm210 card. I'm pretty confident it will handle this resolution well, especially for the games i currently play. Which is starcraft 2, diablo 3, world of warcraft, hearthstone, league of legends, civilization V, path of exile and heroes of the storm (when i actually get access to it) mainly.

I'm not rly that big on all the new super graphics intense first person shooters. I completely hate that entire genre of gaming. The games I like are running well at 1920x1200 on an old sapphire toxic 2GB 5870 at 995mhz core 5120mhz memory (+145mhz core +320mhz memory ) (Well civ V could use a little more power it taxes my card). But I can wait for gm210 on 20nm which i believe will run 2560x1600 fine for 99% of people with just 1 card.

#4898608 Posted on: 08/24/2014 02:30 AM
It's crap like gk 104 and the gtx 770 is crap compared to the gk110 gtx 780ti. Yes they are both kepler but the "big kepler" is where it's rly at. The gtx 880 in maxwell is analogous to what the gtx 680 was in kepler. The gtx 880 is just the tip of the iceberg to what performance maxwell will truly offer. If nvidia does the same thing than a titan 2 with "big maxwell" gm210 will release a few months after and then next fall when they refresh the gtx 980 will be like the gtx 780 and be big maxwell at a better price.

Overall it's a great card. but it's crap compared to maxwells true performance. Hence where i derived the adjective crap from.

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#4898610 Posted on: 08/24/2014 02:34 AM
You mean a faster series was released after gk104? What would be the point in releasing something slower than gk104? Faster cards are released all the time thats how amd and nvidia make money.

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#4898611 Posted on: 08/24/2014 02:39 AM
Well I just don't see the point into buying into lil maxwell gm204 when u know big maxwell's titan 2 is lurking close around the corner which will inevitably be turned into a much cheaper gtx 980 next fall. Plus 20nm manufacturing will be worked out then. It's not much of a wait to wait for the real successor to the gtx 780ti. And it looks like the gtx 880 won't even surpass the gtx 780ti in performance gk110 too big for lil maxwell to dethrone. gtx 880 will be cheaper than gtx 780ti tho, so there's that.

You are best off sticking with nvidias largest chip with the most transistors. You will at least notice decent gains if you make sure to always upgrade big chip to big chip. Getting gm204 is a downgrade as far as die size goes if coming from gk110.

Especially for you, there is no point going from gtx 780ti to gtx 880. If you want any real gains in performance you need to wait for the titan 2 which should be there next release in early 2015 if they do maxwell the same as kepler. And if you don't wanna pay titan prices you have to wait till fall 2015 for gtx 980 once again thats if they do maxwell the same as kepler.